Syria–Turkey relations

Some 220,000 drug pills seized in southern Turkey

Turkish police seized some 220,000 illicit drug pills in the southern Hatay province on Feb. 17, security sources said.

The local anti-drug police raided nine separate locations in simultaneous operations in Antakya and Reyhanlı districts.

During the operations, some 220,000 illicit drug pills, 45 kilograms (almost 100 pounds) of marijuana, two guns, and $3,300 were seized.

Turkish delegation will visit Moscow to discuss Syria's Idlib, says Cavusoglu

A Turkish delegation will go to Moscow in coming days to discuss the escalating conflict in Syria's Idlib region, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday, adding that around 1 million people had been displaced there due to Russian-backed Syrian attacks.

Erdogan says Turkey may launch offensive in Syria’s Idlib if attacks don't stop

Turkey may launch a military operation into Syria's northwestern province of Idlib if the situation in the region is not resolved immediately, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, as attacks by Russia-backed Syrian government forces raised concern of a new refugee wave to Turkey.

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